CVE-2019-3982 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting Tenable Nessus versions 8.6.0 and earlier, stemming from improper validation of imported scan types. An authenticated, remote attacker could exploit this flaw to render a Nessus scanner temporarily unresponsive. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the attack requires low privileges and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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